GATEWAY P-171XL FX EDITION

Gateway laptops can be better called as ‘game’ way laptops, because they accentuate the game notebooks in an effectual manner and effectiveness. Gateway P-171XL FX Edition is such a kind of notebook that screams out gaming as its important feature. Gateway has had FX-series desktops for some time now, and they are the company’s line of gaming products. The FX notebook is novel however, and is the company’s first attempt to compete in the gaming notebook market. The chassis itself speaks about the rocking and it’s straight away understandable that this laptop was designed with gaming in mind. The P-171XL has a glossy black shell with Halloween-esque orange, silver, and carbon fiber-colored accents.

The processor - Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 2.8GHz, powers the CPU. The chipset is Intel PM965. The display is a 17 inch WUXGA screen with the resolution of 1920X1200 pixels. The storage capacity is 400GB 7,200rpm (two 200GB drives). The RAM is 3GB DDR2 667MHz and the Optical drives are HD DVD, DVD-R/RW, and CD-R/RW. The Operating System is Microsoft windows Vista Home Premium. Wireless Intel A/G/N, Gigabit Ethernet, enhances the connectivity and there is Bluetooth. The Webcam is 1.3MP and the ports are eSATA, 3 USB 2.0, FireWire. A 9-celled battery is present. The weight of the notebook is not more than 9.3 lbs.

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